XF S/C Tickets and Comments by LEO's
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Curious if others have had similar experiences
For the second time in as many weeks I've received tickets with my new Jag... Not that I'm whining or saying I'm innocent and the "authorities" are picking on me but...
This is beginning to irk me because on both occasions the "authorities" have insinuated that they were compelled to write their tickets because "you have an expensive car"... or "your car costs more than my house" (exact quote!!). This second time I was in traffic, driving with the flow of traffic (not an excuse or defense as I admit I was speeding) with about 10-15 vehicles in my general vicinity. Mr. deputy, who is our local Barney Fife
decided to come after me probably 1-2 miles down the road (almost forced the car behind me off the road trying to get in and hit his lights)... had I known he was coming I had plenty of opportunities to do a left right left as there were roads intersecting the highway between where he was sitting and where he finally pulled me over... Enough of my stuff... lol
Really what I'm wondering is does anyone else have similar stories... about being singled out because of their car? Oh yea... here in NY window tint is illegal but usually it's never enforced (except by Mr. Fife)... he's the tint enforcer here in Mayberry (Columbia County NY) and sadly I crossed paths with him after having tinted cars for the past 20 years. He wrote me separate tickets for all windows!!
For the second time in as many weeks I've received tickets with my new Jag... Not that I'm whining or saying I'm innocent and the "authorities" are picking on me but...
This is beginning to irk me because on both occasions the "authorities" have insinuated that they were compelled to write their tickets because "you have an expensive car"... or "your car costs more than my house" (exact quote!!). This second time I was in traffic, driving with the flow of traffic (not an excuse or defense as I admit I was speeding) with about 10-15 vehicles in my general vicinity. Mr. deputy, who is our local Barney Fife
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Really what I'm wondering is does anyone else have similar stories... about being singled out because of their car? Oh yea... here in NY window tint is illegal but usually it's never enforced (except by Mr. Fife)... he's the tint enforcer here in Mayberry (Columbia County NY) and sadly I crossed paths with him after having tinted cars for the past 20 years. He wrote me separate tickets for all windows!!
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I can relate: I have received more dirty looks than I can count, been followed on several occasions for no other reason than DWY (driving while young), and pulled over twice - once for speeding and once for excessive acceleration.
Speeding: told officer that it was a nice clear day, straight road and minimal traffic - he agreed, bumped it down from a 15 over to a 5 over ticket, and told me to slow down. Nice guy.
Excessive Acceleration: never heard of it as punishable offense until then. Again, nice day, straight road, and minimal traffic. Sheriff pulled me over after what was perhaps one of my best street launches ever - no tire squeal, nearly red line on all shifts. He came over barking mad. Took my license and insurance back to his car, ran it, came back, gave me a verbal warning, and told me to cut it out, he'd be watching.
I guess I have learned my lesson from these run ins though, as I now rarely speed in excess of 5 over and my WOT accelerating is limited to on ramps (traffic permitting) and the occasional light when no LEO is present (and traffic permitting).
Speeding: told officer that it was a nice clear day, straight road and minimal traffic - he agreed, bumped it down from a 15 over to a 5 over ticket, and told me to slow down. Nice guy.
Excessive Acceleration: never heard of it as punishable offense until then. Again, nice day, straight road, and minimal traffic. Sheriff pulled me over after what was perhaps one of my best street launches ever - no tire squeal, nearly red line on all shifts. He came over barking mad. Took my license and insurance back to his car, ran it, came back, gave me a verbal warning, and told me to cut it out, he'd be watching.
I guess I have learned my lesson from these run ins though, as I now rarely speed in excess of 5 over and my WOT accelerating is limited to on ramps (traffic permitting) and the occasional light when no LEO is present (and traffic permitting).
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A few years ao, I bought a bright red Pontiac Solstice convertible. Less then a week later, a local deputy drove over to where I was parked idling at the local mall. He pulled up to where his driver's window was directly across from mine and motioned me to roll my window down.
"Nice car", he says...
Before I can respond, he added, "wrong color", flashed a twisted smile, and drove off.....
"Nice car", he says...
Before I can respond, he added, "wrong color", flashed a twisted smile, and drove off.....
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I got pulled over by a young cop in july for passing on the left. I thought the guy was breaking down in the middle of the street cause he was going so slow and slowing. I told him this and and he had my insurance and liscense in his hand. Of course i was in my blue color uniform and then he asked if it was "my" car. Yes. What does that have to do with it, you see my name on the insurance and for petes sake its a 1996. Hell i could buy 4 or 5 of these for price of your police car. None of this i said but come on a 2000 honda accord is worth more ![Smile](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif)
yeah i got a ticket for it...
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yeah i got a ticket for it...
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I can relate: I have received more dirty looks than I can count, been followed on several occasions for no other reason than DWY (driving while young), and pulled over twice - once for speeding and once for excessive acceleration.
Speeding: told officer that it was a nice clear day, straight road and minimal traffic - he agreed, bumped it down from a 15 over to a 5 over ticket, and told me to slow down. Nice guy.
Excessive Acceleration: never heard of it as punishable offense until then. Again, nice day, straight road, and minimal traffic. Sheriff pulled me over after what was perhaps one of my best street launches ever - no tire squeal, nearly red line on all shifts. He came over barking mad. Took my license and insurance back to his car, ran it, came back, gave me a verbal warning, and told me to cut it out, he'd be watching.
I guess I have learned my lesson from these run ins though, as I now rarely speed in excess of 5 over and my WOT accelerating is limited to on ramps (traffic permitting) and the occasional light when no LEO is present (and traffic permitting).
Speeding: told officer that it was a nice clear day, straight road and minimal traffic - he agreed, bumped it down from a 15 over to a 5 over ticket, and told me to slow down. Nice guy.
Excessive Acceleration: never heard of it as punishable offense until then. Again, nice day, straight road, and minimal traffic. Sheriff pulled me over after what was perhaps one of my best street launches ever - no tire squeal, nearly red line on all shifts. He came over barking mad. Took my license and insurance back to his car, ran it, came back, gave me a verbal warning, and told me to cut it out, he'd be watching.
I guess I have learned my lesson from these run ins though, as I now rarely speed in excess of 5 over and my WOT accelerating is limited to on ramps (traffic permitting) and the occasional light when no LEO is present (and traffic permitting).
Mine was also a Sheriff and in my county the sheriffs are wannabee State Police... We have friends who are State Troopers and I even had an official trooper sticker in my windshield... the ones they get personally to hand out to family and close friends... The wink and a nod sticker that has given me many breaks throughout our state for window tint and not running a front plate (my old car) and for speeding once... Usually if I was stopped for speeding the officer wrote a non-moving ticket so I would have to pay some kind of fine... usually quite steep but no points. This Sheriff said he was ticketing me in spite of the sticker and even said it too was illegal and he could write me up for it too!!!
I have friends who constantly get harassed by this Sheriff for tint, "excessive music," even not waiting long enough after coming to a complete stop at a stop sign... The story is; he was picked on relentlessly as a kid growing up and has a bone to pick as someone with power... but he is careful to operate within the law when being such a *****... he must have studied real hard as a child... lol But... I was speeding and am guilty so I only have myself to blame... it’s too bad when an officer of the law singles some out though...
A few years ao, I bought a bright red Pontiac Solstice convertible. Less then a week later, a local deputy drove over to where I was parked idling at the local mall. He pulled up to where his driver's window was directly across from mine and motioned me to roll my window down.
"Nice car", he says...
Before I can respond, he added, "wrong color", flashed a twisted smile, and drove off.....![Icon Naughty](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_naughty.gif)
"Nice car", he says...
Before I can respond, he added, "wrong color", flashed a twisted smile, and drove off.....
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I got pulled over by a young cop in july for passing on the left. I thought the guy was breaking down in the middle of the street cause he was going so slow and slowing. I told him this and and he had my insurance and liscense in his hand. Of course i was in my blue color uniform and then he asked if it was "my" car. Yes. What does that have to do with it, you see my name on the insurance and for petes sake its a 1996. Hell i could buy 4 or 5 of these for price of your police car. None of this i said but come on a 2000 honda accord is worth more ![Smile](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif)
yeah i got a ticket for it...
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yeah i got a ticket for it...
Last edited by Wife's Tech; 10-13-2011 at 12:25 PM. Reason: Added response
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Does anyone know how or where to get a wire through the firewall with minimal trouble? If there is such a place I'm going to purchase one of these units soon...
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I think it depends on where you live. In the San Francisco/Marin/Silicon Valley area, if having a "nice car" (BMW, Mercedes, Jag) meant more tickets, then they'd be handing out tickets like candy. Around here, you'd need a Ferrari or Lamborghini to get "special" attention, although I will say that because of the relative rarity of XFRs compared to BMW 5ers and Mercedes E class, my car gets more attention than those other cars. Everyone seems to like the XFR's lines, and I often get asked "What kind of car is that?!" Good thing my 2011 model still has the J-A-G-U-A-R script across the rear chrome strip!
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Excessive acceleration?!? How did he/she prove this?
I believe that is why I got a verbal warning - he had nothing to go on in order to prove I went too fast (and I made damn sure not to speed on that stretch of road). Additionally, our former governor Jesse Venture once quipped that there is no law that says how fast you can get to the speed limit.
Well, unfortunately it is a law on the books at the county level, and my insurance even has a points section for that infraction (I looked it up afterwards). I think it is typically applied to crotch-rockets, burning rubber, and in cases of street racing (thought there are street racing and burning rubber laws as well). All I know, is that it seems as if all the fun things my parents could do in automobiles has been legislated away over the years.
I believe that is why I got a verbal warning - he had nothing to go on in order to prove I went too fast (and I made damn sure not to speed on that stretch of road). Additionally, our former governor Jesse Venture once quipped that there is no law that says how fast you can get to the speed limit.
Well, unfortunately it is a law on the books at the county level, and my insurance even has a points section for that infraction (I looked it up afterwards). I think it is typically applied to crotch-rockets, burning rubber, and in cases of street racing (thought there are street racing and burning rubber laws as well). All I know, is that it seems as if all the fun things my parents could do in automobiles has been legislated away over the years.
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I was stopped in my Lotus Elise for excessive speed by a deputy...I was crossing a two lane street that was under major construction (i.e. part of it was dirt and part being prepped for paving) and once crossed continued down a potholded rough road. Barely got it out of first gear...He was sitting on the corner . Said he could tell by my exhaust sound I was speeding. First time I have ever laughed at a cop. Then proceeds to ask for insurance and registration, I motioned and motioned that they were in the trunl of the car (the Elise has no glove box) So I open the door to get out and he slams the car door back shut and says I am not to exit unless he instructs me to. It went from bad to worse. Well at that point, cell phone came out I locked the doors and I called my Law Enforcement friend who called the Sherriff in my county whom she knew well. After a few minutes of this deputy screaming for me to get out of the car, she told me it was being taken care of, then all of a sudden he stopped and told me to have a nice day..Guess he got "the call" from the sherriff.
I will admit it was the most nerve racking experience I have ever had with a LEO.
I will admit it was the most nerve racking experience I have ever had with a LEO.
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On a serious note, I'm not condoning speeding but all of us who have nice cars... especially the r's and supercharged versions have to be extra careful because in reality... I'm going 0 to ticket in under 6 seconds conservatively and 0 to jail in under 10 seconds... I have looked down sometimes on the highway coming home at night and been well in excess of 80MPH and many times at or above 90. It's not my intent to go this fast but it happens, usually driving on the interstate and I use my V1... and if I do pull the trigger on a jammer to keep me alert for such instances. I also realize the use of ASL's and cruise control but I like to have personal control and input of my car.
I was stopped in my Lotus Elise for excessive speed by a deputy...I was crossing a two lane street that was under major construction (i.e. part of it was dirt and part being prepped for paving) and once crossed continued down a potholded rough road. Barely got it out of first gear...He was sitting on the corner . Said he could tell by my exhaust sound I was speeding. First time I have ever laughed at a cop. Then proceeds to ask for insurance and registration, I motioned and motioned that they were in the trunl of the car (the Elise has no glove box) So I open the door to get out and he slams the car door back shut and says I am not to exit unless he instructs me to. It went from bad to worse. Well at that point, cell phone came out I locked the doors and I called my Law Enforcement friend who called the Sherriff in my county whom she knew well. After a few minutes of this deputy screaming for me to get out of the car, she told me it was being taken care of, then all of a sudden he stopped and told me to have a nice day..Guess he got "the call" from the sherriff.
I will admit it was the most nerve racking experience I have ever had with a LEO.
I will admit it was the most nerve racking experience I have ever had with a LEO.
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The issue with a radar detector/laser jammer is to afford enough of a reaction time to first, look down to see that the speed I'm driving is reasonable or if I’m going faster than intended and secondly, to drive this car by constantly watching the speedometer makes the trip to and from a destination silly. I do realize that speeding is illegal and I’m not using any excuses... I got caught plain and simple. I was not driving like a fool nor was I trying to "get away" with anything... simply unaware of how fast I was traveling and being in the wrong place at the wrong time...
My V1 saved my butt an number of times when all I was doing was driving on the highway at what I consider a safe speed... if I had three seconds more (jammer) I could have realized this but the deputy has a new toy and is known to be a *****... thus the Barney Fife example. If anyone remembers the time when Barney first got this new radar gun and stopped every truck out on the main road for going what he considered too fast... Speed limits are speed limits but there is a time to add a human touch to the job as a law enforcement officer and not being a cop for power... Talking to the State Police they seemed to agree with my idea... plus they said my story would have gotten me off because it was original and truthful… She did say she’s hear most of the excuses for speeding like bathroom, wife’s in labor, house is on fire etc… but mine… she never heard it… lol
Besides... what's the sense of owning, or for that matter, manufacturing a 400+ hp car...
Last edited by Wife's Tech; 10-17-2011 at 06:46 PM.
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The issue is not speeding for the sake of speeding; it’s for the sake of having a fail-safe to remind me of those times when I drive and not being aware of the speed I'm going. I realize the car has a speed limiter but to set it at the speed limit is a royal pain in the butt. Mine happened to be set at the interstate speed at 72 mph and I simply forgot to re-set it after getting off my exit. This car could use a louder exhaust note because to do 90 feels like 50.
The issue with a radar detector/laser jammer is to afford enough of a reaction time to first, look down to see that the speed I'm driving is reasonable or if I’m going faster than intended and secondly, to drive this car by constantly watching the speedometer makes the trip to and from a destination silly. I do realize that speeding is illegal and I’m not using any excuses... I got caught plain and simple. I was not driving like a fool nor was I trying to "get away" with anything... simply unaware of how fast I was traveling and being in the wrong place at the wrong time...
My V1 saved my butt an number of times when all I was doing was driving on the highway at what I consider a safe speed... if I had three seconds more (jammer) I could have realized this but the deputy has a new toy and is known to be a *****... thus the Barney Fife example. If anyone remembers the time when Barney first got this new radar gun and stopped every truck out on the main road for going what he considered too fast... Speed limits are speed limits but there is a time to add a human touch to the job as a law enforcement officer and not being a cop for power... Talking to the State Police they seemed to agree with my idea... plus they said my story would have gotten me off because it was original and truthful… She did say she’s hear most of the excuses for speeding like bathroom, wife’s in labor, house is on fire etc… but mine… she never heard it… lol
Besides... what's the sense of owning, or for that matter, manufacturing a 400+ hp car...
The issue with a radar detector/laser jammer is to afford enough of a reaction time to first, look down to see that the speed I'm driving is reasonable or if I’m going faster than intended and secondly, to drive this car by constantly watching the speedometer makes the trip to and from a destination silly. I do realize that speeding is illegal and I’m not using any excuses... I got caught plain and simple. I was not driving like a fool nor was I trying to "get away" with anything... simply unaware of how fast I was traveling and being in the wrong place at the wrong time...
My V1 saved my butt an number of times when all I was doing was driving on the highway at what I consider a safe speed... if I had three seconds more (jammer) I could have realized this but the deputy has a new toy and is known to be a *****... thus the Barney Fife example. If anyone remembers the time when Barney first got this new radar gun and stopped every truck out on the main road for going what he considered too fast... Speed limits are speed limits but there is a time to add a human touch to the job as a law enforcement officer and not being a cop for power... Talking to the State Police they seemed to agree with my idea... plus they said my story would have gotten me off because it was original and truthful… She did say she’s hear most of the excuses for speeding like bathroom, wife’s in labor, house is on fire etc… but mine… she never heard it… lol
Besides... what's the sense of owning, or for that matter, manufacturing a 400+ hp car...
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I agree with Wife's Tech. I have Passport 9500's in all of my cars, they do give me time to react and keep from giving the local city, county, state any additional of my hard earned money. I use mine to detect dreaded speed cameras (ATM's) and other such devices. Mine did warn me about a cop sitting on the shoulder of a highway running Ka. Speed limit was 65 I was doing about 80. Had plenty of time to slow down and avoid a $160 (or more) ticket. Thanks, Passport.
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I never fly without my bel passport. BTW I receive money from my ATM, perhaps you are using the wrong PIN?
Our speed cameras operate more like an EFT ( electronic funds transfer). We have recently been treated to the new innovation of green light speed cameras. The declared intent is to reduce the severity of intersection collisions. Good to know that red light runners are getting some government protection. Prosecution evidence is by affidavit, no government witness needs to show up. It's getting like Switzerland here, which is where the cameras were invented.
Our legislation also allows the black box evidence to be used in prosecutions!!!! Self incrimination?
Still, EFT tickets attract no demerit points so amount to a tax on the poor.
Our speed cameras operate more like an EFT ( electronic funds transfer). We have recently been treated to the new innovation of green light speed cameras. The declared intent is to reduce the severity of intersection collisions. Good to know that red light runners are getting some government protection. Prosecution evidence is by affidavit, no government witness needs to show up. It's getting like Switzerland here, which is where the cameras were invented.
Our legislation also allows the black box evidence to be used in prosecutions!!!! Self incrimination?
Still, EFT tickets attract no demerit points so amount to a tax on the poor.